Petition to Support our Libraries and Stand Against Censorship

Libraries in Parishes across the state are being targeted for censorship by political special interest groups and we need your help to stop them here in St Tammany. 

 

St Tammany Parish is a welcoming community to all and we stand firmly against banning books.  As such we endorse the following statements:

  • We believe that all people in our Parish deserve to see themselves reflected in our library’s collection.
  • We know a large majority of Americans (75%) across the political spectrum oppose book bans.
  • We stand in opposition to special interest groups seeking to limit access or remove books from our libraries. These groups include the St Tammany Parish Library Accountability Project, Citizens for a New Louisiana, and AG Landry. 
  • We believe parents should decide for themselves what their children read and that individuals and groups from our community should not dictate what other parents let their children read or what books are available in our library. 
  • Limiting access to or banning books from public libraries is a slippery slope to government censorship and a violation of our first amendment rights.
  • We hold our library director and our librarians in high regard and trust them to do their jobs.

We are united against book bans and we ask that our Parish President and Council pledge to act to protect the rights of members of our community to access a variety of books, magazines and other media through our public libraries.

Information about what brought this petition about can be found here.

3,115 signatures

Will you sign?

  • Melanie Broome
    signed 2023-02-28 20:58:17 -0600
  • Tiffany Benson
    signed 2023-02-28 20:23:25 -0600
  • Melissa Flournoy
    signed 2023-02-28 18:44:38 -0600
  • Mary Neck
    signed 2023-02-28 14:59:24 -0600
  • Heather Gianndrea
    signed 2023-02-28 10:36:07 -0600
  • Kathleen Brossette
    signed 2023-02-28 05:36:53 -0600
    Y’all are awesome..hang in there and keep up the fight against ignorance and bigotry!
  • Peggy Verret
    signed 2023-02-28 01:50:41 -0600
  • Stephen Pomes
    signed 2023-02-28 01:14:03 -0600
  • David Ocmond
    signed 2023-02-28 00:35:34 -0600
  • Dianna Mcneely
    signed 2023-02-27 21:57:19 -0600
  • Gary Harrell
    signed 2023-02-27 19:52:08 -0600
  • John Hritz
    signed 2023-02-27 18:25:49 -0600
  • beverley zanchi
    signed 2023-02-27 18:09:58 -0600
  • Michelle Gardner
    signed 2023-02-27 18:00:34 -0600
    Mother, Veteran, and taxpayer – stop the ban.
  • Caroline Roques
    signed 2023-02-27 16:44:10 -0600
  • Alison Fisher
    signed 2023-02-27 16:30:49 -0600
  • Jennifer Rockvoan
    signed 2023-02-27 14:15:26 -0600
  • David Scott
    signed 2023-02-27 11:15:41 -0600
  • Benjamin Detiveaux
    signed 2023-02-27 08:55:39 -0600
  • Jane Snell
    signed 2023-02-27 05:22:16 -0600
  • Lillian M. Matthews
    signed 2023-02-24 22:38:16 -0600
  • Jan Ramsey
    signed 2023-02-24 17:46:35 -0600
  • Kerri Diaz
    signed 2023-02-24 15:18:14 -0600
  • Jan Latino
    signed 2023-02-24 07:50:51 -0600
  • Rebecca Relan
    signed 2023-02-23 23:43:21 -0600
    STOP CENSORSHIP!!!!!
  • Emily Horan
    signed 2023-02-23 18:32:38 -0600
  • Nisa Deeves
    signed via 2023-02-22 23:27:29 -0600
  • Christina Rusca
    signed 2023-02-21 13:53:18 -0600
  • Russ Copping
    signed 2023-02-21 10:04:50 -0600
  • Thomas Fick
    signed 2023-02-21 08:52:24 -0600